Argens
{{Infobox river
| name = Argens
| image =ArgensFréjus.JPG
| name_native = {{native name|fr|L'Argens}}
| image_caption =
| map = Argens.png
| source1_location =
| mouth_location = Mediterranean Sea
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43|24|36|N|6|44|14|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = France
| length = {{convert|116|km|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation =
| discharge1_avg =
| basin_size = {{convert|2734|km2|abbr=on}}
}}
The Argens ({{IPA|fr|aʁʒɑ̃(s)}}; {{langx|oc|Argens}}) is a 116 km long river of the French Riviera.{{sandre|id=Y5--0200|nom=L'Argens}} Its {{convert|2734|km2|abbr=on}} drainage basin is fully included in the Var department.[http://www.observatoire-eau-paca.org/bassin_versant/argensl--5.html Bassin versant : Argens (L')], Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA
The river goes through Vidauban, Le Muy, Roquebrune-sur-Argens, Fréjus, then it flows into the Mediterranean Sea, near Fréjus.
Name
The river is attested as ad flumen Argenteum in the 1st century BC, Argenteus in the 1st century AD, and A̓rgentíou (Ἀργεντίου) in the 2nd century. It derives from the Latin or Celtic word for 'silver'.{{Harvnb|Falileyev|2010}}, s.v. Argenteus.
Rivers flowing into Argens
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